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League Cup Advertisement live Updated 3h ago 16 New Updates Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. GO FURTHER Arsenal opt to not activate Kieran Tierney contract extension option Getty Images FT: Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace THERE IT IS! Gabriel Jesus’ hat-trick books a Carabao Cup semi-final for Arsenal. Crystal Palace’s wait for major silverware goes on. And Jesus is the hero — with a little help from the introduction of Mikel Arteta’s big guns in the second half. Advertisement 90+3' Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace Arsenal are doing a decent job of keeping the ball in the Palace half where possible. The clock is ticking down. Remember, there will not be any extra time if Palace do find an equaliser. We will just go straight into a penalty shootout. Not that such an outcome currently looks likely. The hosts look in control of the situation right now. 90' Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace It was a brilliant cross from Clyne. We also had that change for Arsenal following the second Palace goal, as Gabriel came on for Kiwior. Jeffrey Schlupp is on for Palace too, in place of Mitchell. There is also a booking for Lewis-Skelly as he gets in a tussle with Lerma. And we have five minutes of added time ahead, for Palace to force a penalty shootout… Getty Images 87' Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace Palace will be disappointed with their second-half performance tonight. Really struggled to get any kind of momentum or create anything. It was always going to be a challenge but they haven’t done enough. Their second goal was excellent from both Clyne with the cross, and Nketiah with the header, but it looks like it’ll be too late. Maybe they’ll regret going all out and being so exposed for that third Arsenal goal. 86' Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace That Jesus hat-trick is a reminder of how good the Brazilian can be when in full flow. But Palace have got a goal back now and it is an unbelievable leap from Nketiah to get between Saliba and Kiwior. Gabriel was just waiting to come on at centre-back too. Getty Images 85' Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace Hold on now… We have a second Crystal Palace goal and a sensational header from Eddie Nketiah on his Arsenal return. Brilliant goal. Now then… Advertisement Getty Images 82' Arsenal 3-1 Crystal Palace That first goal turned Gabriel Jesus’ night on its head. From the struggles of his first half, the Brazilian takes Odegaard’s pass just into the Palace half against their high line. From that point on, Jesus takes the ball all the way into the final third before slotting away inside the far post with his right — much like he did with his second goal. It’s a lovely strike, and a second assist for Odegaard who came on at half-time. The other assist? That would be from Bukayo Saka, who came on after 70 minutes. Big guns indeed. Getty Images 81' Arsenal 3-1 Crystal Palace HE’S GOT THREE! Jesus buries another and THAT IS THAT. Arsenal will be in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. 79' Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace Having just seen a replay for the first time since that second Arsenal goal. .. It looks very much like Palace have been hard done by with that offside decision. I hate VAR but if it’s used in the Premier League and in some rounds of cup competitions, then why not use it tonight? Getty Images 75' Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace Two minutes on the pitch, and Bukayo Saka has an assist — playing in Jesus beautifully, before he rifled home with the sort of confidence he was lacking in the first half. But also on reflection, it looks like Jesus is half a yard offside when the ball is played through to him. VAR disallows that goal, I reckon. But we don’t have VAR tonight so it’s a moot point. Getty Images 73' Arsenal 2-1 Crystal Palace HE’S DONE IT AGAIN… Sweet, crisp finish into the far corner. Dean Hernderson beaten. Maybe Crystal Palace are beaten too. ARSENAL LEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME! Advertisement 73' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Tierney comes off to a standing ovation as he is replaced by Lewis-Skelly. He Looked like he started getting a bit of cramp, which is to be expected when he hasn’t played in six months. 70' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Mikel Arteta must’ve caught that whiff of a shootout too, because he swiftly makes another double change. Myles Lewis-Skelly is on for a tired Kieran Tierney, while Sterling’s evening is also done. The sight that all Palace fans didn’t want to see? Bukayo Saka coming on in his place. 68' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace We’ve got little more than 20 minutes to go here, plus added time. Which strikes me as an opportune moment to remind you that if we are level after 90 minutes, we go straight into a penalty shootout. There is a worry for a moment as Kieran Tierney goes down, but he swiftly mouths to his team-mates that he’s OK. Tierney’s recent career has been ravaged by hamstring injuries — and it would be great to see him stay fit from here. Getty Images 64' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Gabriel Jesus is back producing those brilliant turns of his. When he manages to pin a defender inside the box, he is so difficult to handle. They can’t foul but his low centre of gravity means he hides the ball as it comes into him. Trossard managed to thread it through to him there and he pinned Lacroix in one movement, but saw his toe poke saved. He is so fun to watch when he’s at the top of his game. Getty Images 64' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Gabriel Jesus is clearly feeling this now. It’s a lovely little ball into his feet from Leandro Trossard into the box. From there, the Brazilian striker pulls off a sumptuous turn to face Henderson’s goal — and his quick, prodded finish is somehow diverted wide by the Palace goalkeeper. Brilliant work all round, there. Advertisement 63' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Extremely high x N (expected narrative) here as Eddie Nketiah comes on for Palace, against the club where he grew up. I wonder which centre-back out of William Saliba and Jakub Kiwior he will choose to peel onto. .. Getty Images 62' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace Not a huge surprise that it was Eberechi Eze who made way for Daichi Kamada. Eze had come into this game with a swollen foot sustained at the weekend win against Brighton, and has also been out of form. That latter point did not change this evening, unfortunately. 60' Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace A bit of a stoppage in play for treatment to Gabriel Jesus, but he’s fine to continue. Before he does though, there is a double change from Palace — and interestingly, it’s Mateta and Eze who come off. Eddie Nketiah is on at his old stomping ground, with Daichi Kamada also coming on.